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'War is over': Trump heads to Israel, Iran skips Egypt Gaza Summit over US attacks

US President Donald Trump declared that 'war in Gaza is over' as he boarded Air Force One to head to Israel. Trump is visiting West Asia to oversee the implementation of the Gaza peace plan, which he had proposed

3 Qatari diplomats heading to Gaza peace talks were killed in a car accident after their vehicle overturned in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Three members of Qatar’s Amiri Diwan were killed and two injured in a car accident near Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of the Gaza peace summit.

Trump, Fatah al-Sisi to chair Gaza peace summit in Egypt, world leaders to attend while Hamas taps out

As Israel and Hamas prepare for a hostage-prisoner exchange, US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, are due to chair a Gaza peace summit on Monday

Hamas to release hostages from Gaza before Trump's peace summit in Egypt

Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group said, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region

Trump to visit Egypt for official signing of Gaza peace deal

After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, the American leader said on Thursday that he is planning to travel to Egypt to attend the formal signing of the ceasefire agreement

Egypt holds Ethiopia's Dam responsible for Nile flooding and Sudan disasters | Firstpost Africa

Egypt has accused Ethiopia of worsening floods in Sudan by releasing water from the recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Officials in Cairo have called Ethiopia’s handling of the dam “irresponsible,” alleging that it led to severe damage in rural areas, destroying farmland and displacing residents. Ethiopia has rejected the claims, arguing that the floods were caused by rising levels in the White Nile and suggesting the dam may have actually helped reduce the impact. The disagreement has deepened long-standing tensions among Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, with repeated attempts at international mediation failing to reach a resolution over the management of Nile waters.

Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany elected UNESCO director-general amid US row

UNESCO’s executive board has elected Egypt’s former antiquities minister, Khaled el-Enany, to be the organisation’s next director-general amid US row over alleged anti-Israel bias

Israel and Hamas begin indirect talks in Egypt amid Trump's push for Gaza ceasefire

Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday that the US hopes will bring a halt to the war in Gaza, facing contentious issues such as demands that Israel pull out of the enclave and Hamas to disarm

History Today: When Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamic extermists

On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo. The day also marked Austria-Hungary’s 1908 annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and China’s 1976 arrest of the Gang of Four

Gaza peace talks in Egypt today: Israel, Hamas and US dispatch negotiators

Trump on Sunday warned Hamas that it would face “complete obliteration” if it refused to give up power in Gaza under his peace plan. Speaking to CNN, Trump said he expected to soon know whether Hamas was committed to peace